The Right Is Quite Wrong About Founders

What was the actual intent of America’s founders? The far right has too often gotten away with claiming the mantle of the values of America’s founders. Even Glenn Beck has stolen the title of Thomas Paine’s 1776 pamphlet Common Sense as the title of his own book. In this interview, Montana author Brian Kahn talks about the real values of our founders. They are applicable today for progressives in taking on the illegitimate power of the corporations which have gained sovereignty, not unlike the government our founders overthrew.